In the 8th century Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate.

In the 8th century Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate.

The period of the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258) has long been recognized as the formative period of Islamic civilization with its various achievements in the areas of science, literature, and culture.

Despite the demise of its physical caliphate, IS remains a battle-hardened and well-disciplined force whose "enduring defeat" is not assured. The head of the US military's Central Command ...

This anthology of classical Arabic texts, presented in a new English translation, offers a comprehensive overview of the early history of the caliphate and key questions that medieval Muslim scholars ...

After a two-month investigation, the newspaper said the podcast, Caliphate, failed to meet its editorial standards. In the 2018 series, Shehroze Chaudhry, one of its central figures, claims he ...

All the accused were in contact with their Pakistan-based HuT counterparts, and propagated their newsletters/articles ...

Both were arduous jobs that led to uprisings—failed—in 689 and 694. Main routes of the Muslim slave trade in Africa. Credit: Aliesin / Rowanwindwhistler / Wikimedia Commons Starting in 861, the ...

As part of their survey, researchers examined declassified U.S. spy satellite imagery from the 1970s, which is now in the public domain, and compared the visual data to modern-day photography and ...

Learn first when new episodes drop of the audio documentary series following Rukmini Callimachi on her quest to understand ISIS. You'll receive Top Stories notifications after the series ends ...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) chargesheets six individuals for radicalising youth in Tamil Nadu to support Hizb-ut-Tahrir's (HuT) aim of establishing an Islamic Caliphate in India.